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Learners engage during the class “A Humanities Colloquium: from Homer to Joyce” in Fong Auditorium at Boylston Hall.
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Campus & Community
Anxieties give way to exploration
Moments from the initial week of classes
It’s September at Harvard and all the indications are present. Pathways beneath the shade of American elms and honey locusts in Harvard Yard are lively with undergraduates moving to and from classrooms, dining facilities, and dormitories. Classrooms are filled with a blend of enthusiasm and apprehension. Reviews of course descriptions and syllabi swiftly transition into lectures, group conversations, and problem-solving activities. In lectures, seminar spaces, and collaborative studios, students begin to delve into themes as diverse as oceanography, archaeology, evolution and illness, rare literature, and the characteristics that make a voice unforgettable.
Learners within Harvard Yard.
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“A Humanities Colloquium: from Homer to Joyce”
Glenda Carpio, one of six instructors leading the course that spans 2,500 years of fundamental works, delivers introductory comments.
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Louis Menand listens to his fellow instructors.
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Tara Menon, Assistant Professor of English, urges learners to “complete the reading.”
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“Harvard’s Greatest Hits: The Most Significant, Rarest, and Most Valuable Books in Houghton Library”
David Stern (far right) guides the class in the Dana-Palmer House.
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“Is It Possible to Understand Our Past?”
Rowan Flad teaches in the general education class.
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Archaeology Professor Jason Ur (to the right) talks to a student after class.
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“Studying the Ocean: Metrics and Devices”
Fiamma Straneo presents in a Geological Museum Building seminar room.
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Michelle Diep ’27.
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Erick Contreras-Rodriguez (on the left) and Madison Codding, both ’27.
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Said El Kadi ’26.
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“Overview of Voice and Speech”
Students participate in an activity in Farkas Hall.
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Heo ’27 explores prominent individuals with unforgettable voices during a small group session.
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Learners execute physical movements in the Theater, Dance & Media class.
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“Evolutionary Medicine”
Christopher Kuzawa (left), Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, responds to an inquiry from Alexander Merheb ’27.
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Akram Tahar Chaouch ’29.
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Ally Ah Cook ’26.
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The class is held at the Museum of Comparative Zoology.
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